TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mercogliano,Salvatore R.
TI  - Fourth arm of defense: sealift and maritime logistics in the Vietnam War 
T2  - The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War
SN  - 9780945274964 (alk. paper)
AV  - DS559.8.T7 M47 2017
U1  - 959.704/345 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Naval History and Heritage Command
KW  - United States
KW  - Navy
KW  - Military Sea Transportation Service
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Military sealift
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Merchant marine
KW  - Naval operations, American
N1  - The U.S. Merchant Marine and early sealift operations -- The buildup of forces -- Organizing the Trans-Pacific logistics operation -- Moving cargo onto and along the shore -- Merchant mariners under fire -- The drawdown -- The end of U.S. military operations in Southeast Asia -- Conclusion -- Sidebars -- The Army's aircraft carrier: USNS Corpus Christi Bay -- The master of sealift : Vice Admiral Lawson P. Ramage -- The tragic saga of the SS Badger State -- The SS Columbia Eagle mutiny -- USNS Taluga and underway replenishment of the fleet -- Acronyms
N2  - "This publication is the eighth in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. The publication focuses on the sealift and logistic operations during the war and includes a number of photographs as well as sidebars detailing specific people and ships involved in the logistic operations."--Provided by publisher
ER  -